THE RAMAYANA

SUNDARA KANDA

SARGA 63 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20

 
mxuvn-¼invednm!   -   INFORMING   THE   DESTRUCTION   OF   MADHUVANAM
 
@v<   iv}aPyman<   t<   su¢Iv<   vanr;R-m!   ,
Ap&CDÄ<   mgaàa}ae   l]m[>   prvIrha   .11.
ev|   like this
¢våOaÔyman|   being informed
t|   that
s¤g#£v|   Sugriva
vanrxIBm¯   monkey king
Ap¦ÅCt¯   was questioned
t|   that
mhap#aåO:   most intelligent
lXmN:   Lakshamana
prv£rha   killer of enemies' soldiers

 
11.On   hearing   these   words   Lakshamana   the   destroyer   of   enemies   and   an   intellect   questioned the   monkey   king   Sugriva.
 
ikmy<   vanrae   rajn!   vnp>   àTyupiSwt>   ,
kÂawRmi-inidRZy   Ê>iotae   vaKymävIt!   .12.
¢k|   why
Ay|   this
vanr:   monkay
rajn¯   King
vnp:   forest guard
p#Ïy¤p¢ÞTt:   has come here
k|   which
c  also
ATI|   subject
A¢B¢n¢dIÜy   about
Ѥ:¢Kt:   saddened
vaÀy|   words
Ab#v£t¯   said

 
12.O   King   why   has   this   monkey   come   here?   What   is   he   talking   about   saddened?
 
@vmu­Stu   su¢Ivae   l]m[en   mhaTmna   ,
l]m[<   àTyuvaced<   vaKy<   vaKyivzard>   .13.
ev|   like this
u³:   being told
t¤  in this
s¤g#£v:   Sugriva
lXmNEn   by Lakshmana
mhaÏmna   the great soul
lXmN|   to Lakshamana
p#Ïy¤vac   replied
id|   these
vaÀy|   words
vaÀy¢vSard:   good in speaking

 
13.On   being   thus   questioned   by   Lakshamana,   Sugriva   replies   as   follows.
 
AayR   l]m[   s<àah   vIrae   dixmuo>   kip>   ,
A¼dàmuoEvI–rE-Ri]t<   mxu   vanrE>   .14.
AayI   respected
lXmN   Lakshamana
s|p#ah   has informed
v£r:   brave
d¢Dm¤K:   Dadimuka named
k¢p:   monkey
AÄñdp#m¤KW:   Angada and others
v£rW:   braves
B¢Xt|   having been destroyed
mD¤  madhuvanam
vanrW:   by monkeys

 
14.O   Lakshamana,   Dadimuka   informs   us   that   Angada   and   other   monkeys   are   destroying
madhuvanam.
 
vn<   ydai-pÚaSte   saixt<   kmR   vanrE>   .15.
vn|   madhuvanam
yda  in that case
A¢Bp°a:   have reached
tE  they
sa¢Dt|   has been accomplished
kmI  the mission
vanrW:   by monkeys

 
15.Now   that   the   monkays   have   reached   the   forest   it   means   they   have   succeeded   in   their mission.
 
†òa   deiv   n   sNdehae   n   caNyen   hnumta   ,
n   ýNy>   saxne   hetu>   kmR[ae=Sy   hnumt>   .16.
è¾a   has been seen
dE¢v   Devi
n  no
sÓdEh:   doubt
n  not
c  also
AÓyEn   by others
hn¤mta   by Hanuman
n  not
¢h   AÓy:   any one else
saDnE   in acheiving
hEt¤:   cause
kmINE   in work
AÞy  this
hn¥mt:   Hanuman

 
16.Hanuman   must   have   discovered   Sita;   there   is   no   doubt   about   that.   None   else   can   do   so. None   but   Hanuman   is   capable   of   achieving   it.
 
kayRisiÏmRitíEv   tiSmn!   vanrpu¼ve   ,
Vyvsay<   c   vIyR<<   c   ïut<   caip     àitiótm!   .17.
kayI¢s¢ÑG:   acheiving result
m¢t:   c   intelligence
ev  only
t¢Þmn¯   that
vanrp¤ÄñvE   in monkey
Ûyvsay|   c   determination
v£yI|   c   and valour
½¤t|   c   and learning
A¢p  and
p#¢t¢¿t|   all present together

 
17.That   monkey   alone   has   the   geat   qualities-capacity   to   achieve,   intelligence,   firmness,
courage   and   knowledge.
 
jaMbvan!   yÇ   neta   Syad¼dí   mhabl>   ,
hnuma<íaPyixióta   n   ýSy   gitrNywa   .18.
jaØb   va  n! Jambavan
yæO   whatever to be done
nEta   leader of enquiry
Þyat¯   happens
AÄñd:   Angada
c   mhabl:   as a commander
hn¤man¯   Hanuman
c  also
A¢p  and
A¢D¿ata   takes appropriate decision on who is to what
n  not
¢h  surely
AÞy  in this
g¢t:   result
AÓyTa   can be anything other than planned

 
18.When   Angada   is   the   commander,   Jambavan   as   leader   and   Hanuman   as   their   director
achievements   of   this   kind   in   any   task   is   easy.
 
A¼dàmuoEvI–rErœht<   mxuvn<   ikl   ,
ivicTy   di][amazamagtErœhirpu¼vE>   .19.
AÄñdp#m¤KW:   Angada and others
v£rW:   braves
ht|   has been destroyed
mD¤vn|   madhuvanam
¢kl  cannot be a crime now
¢v¢cÏy   after searching
d¢XNa|   AaSa|   in south direction
AagtW:   returned from
h¢rp¤ÄñvW   monkeys

19.The  madhuvanam was destroyed by   the   heroic   monkeys   led   by   Angada who  were   returning from   investigating and searching  in the  southern   direction.
 
nE;amk«tk«TyanamI†z>   SyaÊp³m>   ,
AagtEí   àmiwt<   ywa   mxuvn<   ih   tE>   .
xi;Rt<   c   vn<   k«Tõmupyu­<   c   vanrE>   .20.
n  not
exa|   for these
Ak]tk]Ïyana|   incompleted mission
iIèS:   such
Þyat¯   will happen
up@m:   action crossing all limits
AagtW:   returned
c  also
p#m¢Tt|   being destroyed
yTa  which
mD¤vn|   madhuvanam
¢h   tW:   by them only
D¢xIt|   destroyed
vn|   forest
k]Ïs"|   completely
upy¤³|   has been drunk
c  also
vanrW:   by the monkeys

 
20The   manner   in   which   the   forest   has   been   destroyed   by   the   returning   monkeys   is   an   outrage that   could   not   have   been   done   by   people   who   have   failed   in   their   mission.More   ever   thay   have consumed   honey   and   also   destroyed   the   madhuvanam.            

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